Main Manto Nahin Hoon is the upcoming big budget drama on ARY Digital. It is marking the comeback of Mere Paas Tum Ho trio Humayun Saeed, Nadeem Baig and Khalil ur Rehman Qamar. The drama has a star-studded cast and what is interesting is that Sajal Aly and Asif Raza Mir who are both ex daughter-in-law and father-in-law in real life are also coming together. This has been a topic of discussion among fans and now director Nadeem Baig has also spoken about casting them together in Maliha Rehman’s show.
Naeem Baig revealed that Asif Raza Mir was the one in his mind for the role of Sajal’s father. He called him and told him about the role. Asif took a few minutes and said Yes. Nadeem Baig asked him again if he will be uncomfortable working with Sajal but he said that we are all professionals and there is no issue. He then called Sajal Aly and she was also okay about working with Asif Raza Mir. The director added that these stars have set an example for actors who do not work together over petty issues.
This is what he said:
Nadeem Baig also revealed that Sajal Aly was always his first choice for the role. She is playing a student and he had not worked with her in Kuch Ankahi and Sinf e Aahan. The drama got delayed and he therefore did not speak about this casting. as soon as they started working on Main Manto Nahin Hoon, Sajal came on board.
Here is what he revealed:
Nadeem Baig also shared that the drama has a huge cast. Managing their dates was difficult at first but it was easier after everyone came on board. He shared that Saima Khan is the star he always wanted to work with and he kept calling her to offer her this role. She turned it down several times. Nadeem always felt that Saima was not utilized like she should have been as an actress and he has finally done that in Main Manto Nahin Hoon. He had to call Syed Noor to get her to agree.
Listen to what he shared about the star-studded cast:
